Celtics 2024 Playoff Run Thread

[tazzmaniac]

Don't give a crap about Kyrie.  Or the Mavs.  Or the media.  Or the refs.  This is all about the Celts.  Even without KP, the Celts should win in 5 or 6 games. 

[tazzmaniac]

Good Celts article with quotes from Leon Powe. 

“We’ve been more conscious of how we attack teams, been more conscious of playing for one another,” Powe said. “And that’s the whole thing about this whole season, man, that’s the beauty of it. And when you see a team like this evolve into something special, can’t help but admire it, but we still have people that’s some naysayers that don’t want to see us do good at all. But it’s OK, you have some of those, it’s just the coverage I have a problem with.”

That includes the coverage of Mazzulla.

“To get everybody to buy in is really unbelievable because we got a lot of players on here that can have big egos, they can, but right now he has them buying in,” Powe said. “They don’t have those egos, they’re all for the team. And that’s the amazing job that he did to me because he got everybody on the same page and kept everybody grounded.”

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5531127/2024/06/01/celtics-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-media-nba-finals/

[Kuberski33]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

Celtics with healthy Perk wouldn't lose b2b at Lakers in Game 6 and 7. As soon as he went down in Game 6, we got blown out.

Just wished the Celtics took care of business in Game 3 so Boston didn't have to fly back to LA again in the Finals lol

Yeah Perk definitely puts us over the top. In G7 we literally just needed a couple more rebounds. Almost all the laker points came from putbacks and FTs.
 Rasheed was an absolute slug that game on the glass, and extra fresh legs by Perk in the 4th and we get some key stops.

No way doesn't grab a few boards/stops and get some fast breaks going for the  C's win.

that game still gives me PTSD. a title was in our hands. yes, even without perk we were up 12 in the 3rd quarter and blew it. yes, the lakers killed us with free throws at the end if i recall to win it. thanks refs. we still coulda won it like you said had we gotten some boards and stops and a chance to run the other way. lakers had no business winning  >:(that.

i just went back through the play by play again. i'm absolutely sick. the free throws in the 4th were disgusting. we lost the lead for good at around the 5 minute mark of the 4th. 

Leprechaun,  To this day, I have never watched that 4th quarter of game 7, 2010.
I was so nervous that I turned on a movie and kept an eye on the gamecast - just had a bad feeling.
That game supplanted game 7, 1973 ECF vs Knicks loss and the game 4, 1987 finals vs Lakers loss as my most painful as a fan.
PTSD is a good way to describe it. Garnett's team sure deserved more than the one title.

Heard a podcast interview with Glen Ordway this week where he said Rasheed Wallace couldn't get up and down the court anymore at that point and because Doc decided to go with him in place of Perk that was a problem they couldn't overcome. 

My own memory is that the refs changed the way they called the game the last 6 minutes and all of a sudden you couldn't touch Kobe without being whistled for a foul.

[Kuberski33]

Here is that podcast by the way. I thought this was excellent. Lots of good Bill Walton stuff in here, but he also talks about the current team and the upcoming series:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glenn-ordway-talks-celtics-on-unanchored-boston-with/id1616749349?i=1000657442227

[celticinorlando]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

Celtics with healthy Perk wouldn't lose b2b at Lakers in Game 6 and 7. As soon as he went down in Game 6, we got blown out.

Just wished the Celtics took care of business in Game 3 so Boston didn't have to fly back to LA again in the Finals lol

Yeah Perk definitely puts us over the top. In G7 we literally just needed a couple more rebounds. Almost all the laker points came from putbacks and FTs.
 Rasheed was an absolute slug that game on the glass, and extra fresh legs by Perk in the 4th and we get some key stops.

No way doesn't grab a few boards/stops and get some fast breaks going for the  C's win.

that game still gives me PTSD. a title was in our hands. yes, even without perk we were up 12 in the 3rd quarter and blew it. yes, the lakers killed us with free throws at the end if i recall to win it. thanks refs. we still coulda won it like you said had we gotten some boards and stops and a chance to run the other way. lakers had no business winning  >:(that.

i just went back through the play by play again. i'm absolutely sick. the free throws in the 4th were disgusting. we lost the lead for good at around the 5 minute mark of the 4th. 

Leprechaun,  To this day, I have never watched that 4th quarter of game 7, 2010.
I was so nervous that I turned on a movie and kept an eye on the gamecast - just had a bad feeling.
That game supplanted game 7, 1973 ECF vs Knicks loss and the game 4, 1987 finals vs Lakers loss as my most painful as a fan.
PTSD is a good way to describe it. Garnett's team sure deserved more than the one title.

Heard a podcast interview with Glen Ordway this week where he said Rasheed Wallace couldn't get up and down the court anymore at that point and because Doc decided to go with him in place of Perk that was a problem they couldn't overcome. 

My own memory is that the refs changed the way they called the game the last 6 minutes and all of a sudden you couldn't touch Kobe without being whistled for a foul.

Not sure who doc could have gone with since perk was hurt. The Celtics lost because Kobe got every call and shot a ton of free throws.

Kobe was awful that game. But he paraded to the line in the 4th quarter and that was that. Celtics were not allowed to guard him

[Phantom255x]

On a side note I really wish they allowed those old Finals courts with the trophy in the middle

[LilRip]

Don't give a crap about Kyrie.  Or the Mavs.  Or the media.  Or the refs.  This is all about the Celts.  Even without KP, the Celts should win in 5 or 6 games.

Yup! I agree. JT and JB have arrived. That should be the real headline among us C’s fans. Plus, Big Al finally gets a well-deserved ring. That should be the sub headline

[Moranis]

Yea if KG didn’t get hurt in year 2 & Perkins in the Finals (refs didn’t help either) we would win 3 in a row

I'm not so sure Boston beats Cleveland in 09.  In 08 it was a tough 7 game series and the Cavs got better and we're the top seed in 09.  They didn't match up nearly as well with Dwight and the Magic as they did with the C's.  Boston would have beaten Orlando and LA with a non-injured KG, I'm just not so sure about the Cavs. 

In 10, I have a hard time thinking Perkins would have made a difference.  Sheed played very well with increased minutes in game 7 and Boston lost that game on offense, especially PP and Ray who combined for an awful 8 of 29

Celtics with healthy Perk wouldn't lose b2b at Lakers in Game 6 and 7. As soon as he went down in Game 6, we got blown out.

Just wished the Celtics took care of business in Game 3 so Boston didn't have to fly back to LA again in the Finals lol

Yeah Perk definitely puts us over the top. In G7 we literally just needed a couple more rebounds. Almost all the laker points came from putbacks and FTs.
 Rasheed was an absolute slug that game on the glass, and extra fresh legs by Perk in the 4th and we get some key stops.

No way doesn't grab a few boards/stops and get some fast breaks going for the  C's win.

that game still gives me PTSD. a title was in our hands. yes, even without perk we were up 12 in the 3rd quarter and blew it. yes, the lakers killed us with free throws at the end if i recall to win it. thanks refs. we still coulda won it like you said had we gotten some boards and stops and a chance to run the other way. lakers had no business winning  >:(that.

i just went back through the play by play again. i'm absolutely sick. the free throws in the 4th were disgusting. we lost the lead for good at around the 5 minute mark of the 4th. 

Leprechaun,  To this day, I have never watched that 4th quarter of game 7, 2010.
I was so nervous that I turned on a movie and kept an eye on the gamecast - just had a bad feeling.
That game supplanted game 7, 1973 ECF vs Knicks loss and the game 4, 1987 finals vs Lakers loss as my most painful as a fan.
PTSD is a good way to describe it. Garnett's team sure deserved more than the one title.

Heard a podcast interview with Glen Ordway this week where he said Rasheed Wallace couldn't get up and down the court anymore at that point and because Doc decided to go with him in place of Perk that was a problem they couldn't overcome. 

My own memory is that the refs changed the way they called the game the last 6 minutes and all of a sudden you couldn't touch Kobe without being whistled for a foul.

Not sure who doc could have gone with since perk was hurt. The Celtics lost because Kobe got every call and shot a ton of free throws.

Kobe was awful that game. But he paraded to the line in the 4th quarter and that was that. Celtics were not allowed to guard him

the Lakes went small enough in the 4th that Tony Allen could have and should have played more.  Lakers were basically Pau, Odom, Metta, Kobe and either Fisher or Farmar the entire 4th. Doc should have gone small more with KG, PP, Tony, Ray, and Rondo. It would have been an interesting strategy move.  If the small lineup didnt work, I'd have probably put Scal out there as well. Big Baby was just not effective and Sheed was tires and could barely move.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

On a side note I really wish they allowed those old Finals courts with the trophy in the middle

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I’ve never rewatched 2010 Game 7, too traumatic. The Lakers free-throw parade was, of course, absurd, but the one play that sticks in my mind is the Gasol up-and-down that wasn’t called. That would’ve taken 2 Lakers points off the board and given Boston the ball.

[Vermont Green]

I wonder if Kevin Garnett would come in and address the team before game one of the finals. He could emphasize that you never know how many chances you are going to get. This could be the only one. I think he could really impact the team in a positive way.  They may not need to hear that they may already understand that, but it wouldn’t hurt to have Kevin Garnett come in and fire them up.

[SparzWizard]

Been seeing a lot of Laker Nation on social media forming alliances with the Dallas Mavericks nation, even turning the Mavs logo into purple/gold lol. I don't recall that much hate coming from the Celtics when it was Heat/Lakers back in 2020 lol.

[Celtics2021]

Been seeing a lot of Laker Nation on social media forming alliances with the Dallas Mavericks nation, even turning the Mavs logo into purple/gold lol. I don't recall that much hate coming from the Celtics when it was Heat/Lakers back in 2020 lol.

Speaking personally those are my two most-hated teams, so I was admittedly rooting for the Covid bubble to fail and the Finals to be canceled.  I don’t think the Lakers fans care too much about the Mavs when they’re not playing them.

[SparzWizard]

Been seeing a lot of Laker Nation on social media forming alliances with the Dallas Mavericks nation, even turning the Mavs logo into purple/gold lol. I don't recall that much hate coming from the Celtics when it was Heat/Lakers back in 2020 lol.

Speaking personally those are my two most-hated teams, so I was admittedly rooting for the Covid bubble to fail and the Finals to be canceled.  I don’t think the Lakers fans care too much about the Mavs when they’re not playing them.

I was pulling for Dallas in 2011 to take out the Heat Big 3 and that was glorifying. Mavs are a pretty likeable/respected team, not one of those diva teams like the Warriors, Suns, Lakers, or Clippers. Easy to see why other teams are pulling for them.

Teams don't like the Celtics becuz of the 17 banners and Tatum's "quiet" run and that we are very "stacked that created unfair advantages," and also swept/gentlemen swept our way to the Finals lol. Tatum isn't very explosive in this year's playoffs is what they see in their eyes.

Hated the Heat and Lakers, but didn't want the Lakers to tie us in banners so I had to disgustingly pull for Miami that year. It's too bad they folded miserably

[Kernewek]

Been seeing a lot of Laker Nation on social media forming alliances with the Dallas Mavericks nation, even turning the Mavs logo into purple/gold lol. I don't recall that much hate coming from the Celtics when it was Heat/Lakers back in 2020 lol.

Speaking personally those are my two most-hated teams, so I was admittedly rooting for the Covid bubble to fail and the Finals to be canceled.  I don’t think the Lakers fans care too much about the Mavs when they’re not playing them.

I was pulling for Dallas in 2011 to take out the Heat Big 3 and that was glorifying. Mavs are a pretty likeable/respected team, not one of those diva teams like the Warriors, Suns, Lakers, or Clippers. Easy to see why other teams are pulling for them.

Teams don't like the Celtics becuz of the 17 banners and Tatum's "quiet" run and that we are very "stacked that created unfair advantages," and also swept/gentlemen swept our way to the Finals lol. Tatum isn't very explosive in this year's playoffs is what they see in their eyes.

Hated the Heat and Lakers, but didn't want the Lakers to tie us in banners so I had to disgustingly pull for Miami that year. It's too bad they folded miserably

I think everyone outside of Miami was pulling for Dallas that year. And it was great to see it come to fruition.

Also agree with you around why people generally don't root for the Celtics this go around - we're the best team in the league, we've been demolishing teams, and there's nothing new to talk about regarding the Jaylen & Jayson core until we actually win a championship. Otherwise it's been six years of the same narrative around them, especially if you're not a fan of the C's/a casual NBA fan more broadly.